Hero of Our Time, Paperback by Lermontov, Mikhail Iurevich; Slater, Nicolas P...

Description: Hero of Our Time, Paperback by Lermontov, Mikhail Iurevich; Slater, Nicolas Pasternak (TRN); Kahn, Andrew (INT), ISBN 0199652686, ISBN-13 9780199652686, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "After all that - how, you might wonder, could one not become a fatalist?"

Here is a fine new translation of the first great Russian novel, A Hero of Our Time, which brings tales of Romantic adventure to a new pitch of intensity and reflection.

Lermontovs hero, Pechorin, is a young army officer posted to the Caucasus, where his adventures--amorous and reckless--do nothing to alleviate his boredom and cynicism. World-weary and self-destructive, Pechorin is yet is full of passion and romantic ardor, sensitive as well as arrogant. The
episodic narrative transports the reader from the breathtaking terrain of the Caucasus to the genteel surroundings of spa resorts. Told in an engaging yet pointedly ironic style, the story expresses Lermontovs own estrangement from the stifling conventions of bourgeois society and the oppression of
Russian autocracy, but it also captures a longing for freedom through acts of love and bravery.

Andrew Kahns introduction sheds light on the novels relation to orientalism and the ethnographic and anthropological discourses of the day, and his informative notes illuminate a wide range of historical, literary, and geographical references. This new edition is the only one to include Pushkins
Journey to Arzrum, in which Pushkin describes his own experiences of Russias military campaigns in the Caucasus, offering a fascinating counterpoint to Lermontovs novel.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.